divergence
/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/ noun
Forms divergences
- noun The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging. “An angle is made by the divergence of straight lines.”
- noun (calculus) The operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i).
- noun (obsolete) Disagreement; difference.
- noun The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
Synonyms
divergency mul:div mul:∇⋅ deviation departure difference discrepancy disagreement variance
Antonyms
Etymology
By surface analysis, diverge + -ence.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A receding from each other in moving from a common center; the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines.
- noun Disagreement; difference.
Etymology [Cf. F. divergence.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “divergence”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details